Rhonda: GOOD ONE, ASHLEE! [LAUGHTER] Evrod: AND SPEAKING OF SUPER BOWL, IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE GROCERY SHOPPING FOR SUPER BOWL SNACKS FOR YOUR PARTY, AND YOU DON'T READ THE LABELS, YOU MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE GETTING. SHOPPING FOR SNACKS MIGHT MEAN A QUICK TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. IF YOU'RE ONE TO GET IN, GET WHAT YOU NEED AND GET OUT, YOU MAY WANT TO THINK WHAT'S IN WHAT YOU'RE BUYING. IF THEY'RE ONLY READING THE FRONT OF THE PACKAGE, MANY TIMES THEY'RE NOT. MANUFACTURERS PICK UP ON BUZZ WORDS THAT CONSUMERS ARE CONCERNED WITH AND USE THEM TO CATCH OUR ATTENTION. Evrod: NUTRITIONIST ANN DUNAWAY TALKS ABOUT COMMON MYTHS. BREAD LABELING IS TRICKY. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A WHOLE GRAIN BREAD. Evrod: PICK THE LOAF THAT SAYS 100% INSTEAD. AND THEN THE WORD LIGHT, IT CAN MEAN LESS SODIUM OR FAT. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A LICENSE TO EAT MORE. Evrod: AND TRANS FATS, MANY ARE FREE OF THE BAD FAT. BUT JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS ZERO, THERE CAN BE SOME IN THE PRODUCT. BY LAW, IT CAN CONTAIN UP TO HALF A GRAM OF TRANS FAT AND STILL CLAIM ZERO PER SERVING. Evrod: KEYWORDS LIKE PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OIL ARE THINGS YOU WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM, A MAJOR SOURCE OF TRANS FAT. AND WHILE READING THE LABEL MAY TAKE LONGER, IT CAN SAVE YOU FROM BUYING THE WRONG ITEMS. AND IT'S GOOD TO KNOW, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE SEE THE FOODS THAT MIGHT SAY LIGHT AND EAT AS MUCH AS WE WOULD HAVE IF -- Rhonda: WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT SAY FAT-FREE ON CANDY OR GUMMIES. Evrod: THEY'RE LOADED WITH SUGAR! Ashlee: I WAS EATING SOME PICKLES AND I WAS TALKING TO MY PRODUCER SAYING, UHM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A HEALTHY SNACK. AND HE SAID IT'S NOT HEALTHY. AND HE SAID DID YOU LOOK AT THE SODIUM? OH, YEAH!

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